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No. 730,907. "PATENTEDV JUNE 16, 1903. T. GOSSAGK.

MINERS LAMP.

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Patented'J'une 16, 1903.

PATENT OE IcE.

THOMAS GOSSAOK, OF BELT, MONTANA.

MINERS LAMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters ZPatent NO. 730,907, dated. June 16, 1903. Application filed June 11. 1902. Serial No. 111,199. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS GOSSAOK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Belt, in the county of Cascade, State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Miners Lamps; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to miners lamps; and it has for its objects to provide a lamp in which will be burned gasolene or other highly-volatile hydrocarbon, the object of the invention being to provide a construction with which a strong and steady light will be given and in which the flame may be regulated.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be understood from the following description.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure l is a vertical section through the lamp. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the lamp. Fig. 3 is a section taken longitudinally through the burner.

Referring now to the drawings, the present lamp comprises a body portion 5, from the bottom of which extends upwardly and forwardly a wick-tube 6, on the outer end of which is screwed the burner-head 7, the stem 8 of the head being directly engaged with the wick-tube, as shown, the screw engagement of the stem with the wick-tube permitting of rotation of the burner-head for a purpose hereinafter explained. In one face of the burnerhead are the openings 9,through which the gas generated passes. The ends of the burnerhead are slightly reduced in diameter and engaged therewith are the bands 10, having the connecting-plate '11 so arranged that the plate may be moved to cover the perforations 9 to a greater or lesser degree, so that the quantity or rate of flow of the gas from the openings may be regulated. It will be noted, furthermore, that when the plate 11 is adjusted to proper position it will act to deflect the jets of gas issuing from the openings.

In the wick-tube 6 is a Wick 12, which is doubled, and the ends thereof pass in opposite directions in the burner-head.

At the rear side of the body 5 is the hook 13 for engagement with the miners cap, and the body has a dome let, through which the fuel is fed to the body, said dome having a suitable closure, as shown.

lVith this construction it will be seen that by heating the burner-head the liquid therein will be caused to gasify and will pass out through the perforations, where it may be ignited. 'When the perforations are turned upwardly,the heating effect of the flame upon the head is at aminimum, and when the head is rotated so that the perforations are down, then the heating effect is greatly increased,

and the gas is consequently generated much more rapidly. By shifting the cut-ofi plate, as above mentioned, the flow of gas may be regulated.

It will be understood that in practice modifications of the specific construction shown may be made and that any suitable materials and proportions may be used for the various parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is 1. A hydrocarbon-lamp comprising a wicktube and a burner-head having a stem proj ecting at an angle thereto and rotatably engaged with the wick-tube, said burner-dread having gas-openings in one side thereof positioned to lie either at the upper side or the lower side of the burner-head, corresponding to the position to which the head may be rotated.

2. A hydrocarbon-lamp comprisinga burner-head having openings in one side thereof for emission of gas, and a deflector-plate rotatably mounted upon the head and adapted to cover said openings to deflect the jet of gas issuing therefrom.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS GOSSACK.

lVitnesses J. B. MCGURK, JOHN K. OAsTNEE. 

